Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 30, 2018
Submitted
January 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
46,026 hours, 13,802 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
6504
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
45,804 hours, 13,917 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN FLIGHT MAIN TANK NR 1 WAS 600 LBS LOW WHILE USING CENTER TANK FUEL. ON LANDING MAIN TANK NR 1 300 LBS LOW. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL. PERFORMED A TANK AND COMP UNITS TEST ON THE NR 1 TANK PER AMM 28-41-21-710-801. FOUND PROBES F15, F4, F5, F6, F7, AND F9 OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED F15L COMPENSATOR AND F4L, F5L, F6L, F7L, F8L, AND F9L TANK UNITS ON NR 1 MAIN TANK PER AMM 28-41-21/401. TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNITS TEST GOOD PER AMM 28-41-21-710-801. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.